1. 打
  2. 草
  3. 惊
  4. 蛇

打

Previous (别)Next (女)
  • 223rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 356 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
打→
扌丁
2Radical
打→
扌hand一one亅hook
3Graphical
打→
亅二一亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dá (da2)dozen
2. dǎ (da3)to beat • to strike • to hit • to break • to type • to mix up • to build • to fight • to fetch • to make • to tie up • to issue • to shoot • to calculate • to play (a game) • since • from

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 打 dá (da2)The component 丁 is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 打 dǎ (da3)The component 丁 is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

打工 
打扮 
打扫 (打掃)
打击 (打擊)
打扰 (打擾)
打架 
打死 
打牌 
打算 
打造 
打开 (打開)

Uncommon

一网打尽 (一網打盡)
打下 
打交道 
打仗 
打来 (打來)
打倒 
打分 
打劫 
打动 (打動)
打包 
打卡 
打印 
打印机 (打印機)
打呼 
打呼噜 (打呼嚕)
打嗝 
打喷嚏 (打噴嚏)
打字 
打底 
打折 
打招呼 
打拼 
打擂台 (打擂臺)
打搅 (打攪)
打败 (打敗)
打断 (打斷)
打气 (打氣)
打法 
打消 
打滚 (打滾)
打火机 (打火機)
打烊 
打爆 
打猎 (打獵)
打球 
打理 
打发 (打發)
打盹 
打瞌睡 
打破 
打碎 
打磨 
打结 (打結)
打翻 
打听 (打聽)
打赌 (打賭)
打车 (打車)
打转 (打轉)
打通 
打进 (打進)
打量 
打针 (打針)
打错 (打錯)
打雷 
打响 (打響)
打斗 (打鬥)
打点 (打點)
打鼓 
打鼾 
拍打 
摸爬滚打 (摸爬滾打)
拨打 (撥打)
敲打 
殴打 (毆打)
无精打采 (無精打采)
精打细算 (精打細算)
开打 (開打)

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草

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Previous (阵)Next (脚)
  • 787th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 200 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
草→
艹早
2Radical
草→
艹grass日sun/day十ten
3Graphical
草→
艹口一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎo (cao3)grass • straw • manuscript • draft (of a document) • careless • rough • CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
2. cào (cao4)variant of 肏[cao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 草 cǎo (cao3)The component 早 is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 草 cǎo (cao3)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 草 cào (cao4)The component 早 is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 草 cào (cao4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

皮草 
草根 
草莓 

Uncommon

三叶草 (三葉草)
仙草 
含羞草 
拈花惹草 
本草 
校草 
水草 
沾花惹草 
烟草 (煙草)
甘草 
稻草 
稻草人 
粮草 (糧草)
绿草 (綠草)
花草 
草包 
草原 
草丛 (草叢)
草地 
草坪 
草帽 
草木 
草本 
草案 
草泥马 (草泥馬)
草率 
草稿 
草草 
草菇 
草药 (草藥)
草酸 
薰衣草 
虫草 (蟲草)
野草 
杂草 (雜草)
青草 
香草 

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惊

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Previous (血)Next (伤)
  • 658th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
惊→
忄京
2Radical
惊→
忄heart亠lid口mouth小small
3Graphical
惊→
丨八一丶口亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (jing1)to start • to be frightened • to be scared • alarm

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 惊 jīng (jing1)The component 京 is pronounced as 'jīng' (jing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

惊喜 (驚喜)
惊心 (驚心)
惊醒 (驚醒)
惊魂 (驚魂)

Uncommon

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
受宠若惊 (受寵若驚)
吃惊 (吃驚)
大惊 (大驚)
震惊 (震驚)
惊人 (驚人)
惊呆 (驚呆)
惊呼 (驚呼)
惊叹 (驚嘆)
惊吓 (驚嚇)
惊天动地 (驚天動地)
惊奇 (驚奇)
惊心动魄 (驚心動魄)
惊恐 (驚恐)
惊悚 (驚悚)
惊慌 (驚慌)
惊现 (驚現)
惊艳 (驚艷)
惊觉 (驚覺)
惊讶 (驚訝)
惊险 (驚險)

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蛇

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Previous (臂)Next (贺)
  • 1687th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 67 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蛇→
虫它
2Radical
蛇→
虫insect宀roof匕spoon
3Graphical
蛇→
口丨𠂉冖丶乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shé (she2)snake • serpent • CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

眼镜蛇 (眼鏡蛇)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
蛇年 
蛇皮 
蟒蛇 

Uncommon

人蛇 
地头蛇 (地頭蛇)
大蛇丸 
打草惊蛇 (打草驚蛇)
杯弓蛇影 
水蛇腰 
游蛇 
画蛇添足 (畫蛇添足)
白蛇传 (白蛇傳)
虚与委蛇 (虛與委蛇)
蛇形 
蛇胆 (蛇膽)
蛇足 
蛇头 (蛇頭)
蝮蛇 
蝰蛇 
响尾蛇 (響尾蛇)
龙头蛇尾 (龍頭蛇尾)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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